Gate



Sept. 1, 1925, 1,551,891

J. LUNDGREN GATE Filed Aug. l'l, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 MWMM J. LUNDGREN Sept. 1 1925.

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J. LUNDGREN GATE Filed Aug. 11, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Sept. `1, 1925.v

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Geref applic-nonnina nugget 11,1924." serial No. 731,397. y f

To all wwm'tfmag/fconcerns i Bet it known that I, JOHN hunne-REN., a'

citizen of the United States, residing at.` Silver Creek, mathe-county o-f-Merniokand z State of Nebraska, 'llave'.invented certaini new.` and useful; Improvementsin Gatesr of u ivhich the following is.aspeoitieation. A

,i there being means providedt at the opposite 4parts mounted thereon.

This invention relates t-orgate structures,

andiY it consists in thenovel leatuies hereinafter-described and claimed. e

An object of the inventioni'is toy provide Y ae gate: structure" having;` the panel 'thereof mountede forf horizontalswinging andi venti cal'V sliding; movement upon;y a hinge post,l

sides of the paneland1 the hinge postadapted i to be manipulated by: one seated in 'a vehicle,

whereby the panel may be swung from a t closed ltoe an open position, and from. 'anjopen to a closed position, Without necessitating thel occupants of the vehicle 'alligh-ting therefrom. In the accompanying; drawing: p

Figure `1 is: a top4 plan vievv l'ofthe gate structure. f

Figure 2'is a side elevational vi'evv of the same.

' Figure 3 is a side elevation of'V the kgate panel, showing the same at a closedl position. 30:.

FigureA 4 is: a fragmentary sectional viev7 of the hinge post of the gate structitreand Figure 5"is a side elevation oli the; latch member used in the gate structure.`

Figure 6 is a fragmentaryedge elevation of the gate panel shovving a latch-ing device thereon. V 'f Figure 7 is a. .transverse sectional: .View of the hinge bolt and showing a locking means for the gate operating sleeve.

The gate structure comprises a hinge post 1, Which is anchored in the ground in an appropriate manner, and which is disposed opposite a latch post 2. A keeper plate 3 is mounted upon the inner side of the latch post 2 and is provided at its upper edge with a recess 4C, having at its ends inclined lingers 5, with outer bevelled edges 6. The keeper plate 3 is provided at a point between its ends With a vertically disposed slot 7, and

bolts 8 pass through the said slot and enter the post 2, and serve as means for holding the latch plate in position upon the post. A. pin 9 is disposed transversely through the hinge post 1 and its end portions project beyond the opposite sides of the said post.

' lation tofeach other.

' A sleeve liiis mounted for rotary andslid-ng vrr'1ovementupon theupper fendi of the post 1 andi 1s provid-ed` at-'its-lower edge With notches, adap-tedto engagefthe pin9f Fzour notches,l are provided; and they are located at: equal distances.-` vapart, andf the sad notches .have 1 converging side edges.' A bolt l1? is disposedtransvensely 'thnoughthef sleeve l0, and a. nope 12 isconnected atfone end with. the saidA bolt :11.` Loops 13' arey slid- .ablyxand tunnably mountedl'upcn, the post 1 belovvA the 'pin 9;,"andf a gate panel 14 is securedntoithe said loops; A latch member 15 is'pivota-lly mounted on the` iree end' portion t of: the gate panel 1ll,'and"1nay ride upon the bevellededges 6; of thelingers 'and enter' `the-recess .4e of the keeperfplalte-B, vvhereloy the said gate panelu lbefhelol closed.

lBracketmembers- 1'6t aresecured at the op- 'positev sides ofthepanel 14:-, and are. disposed substantially 'diagonally Wit-hv relation tothe 4saiclV panel. i Chain sections 17` are connected `at their l'ovvery endsvvith the upper ends/ot the bracket members 16g, and the said chain sections 1;? areconnected: attheir upper ends with the bolt hereinbefore described.` .The chain sections `177 areidisposed at opposite sides of the sleeve section 1ro; An-

gul'arly 'disposed' ar1ns`18 aremounted at! the upper-end of' the f sleeve-.10g and the said arms'aredisposed atan acute angle Withre- Cables 19' are connected at one end with the arms landy the intermediate portionsA of the said cables" are trainedl over pulleys 2O vjournalled-A at the upperv ends o-flatch posts 21, which are set inthe ground at the opposite sides ofthe 'hinge post 1. ,The latch posts 21 1 carry keeperl plates; 8', similar to. the plate which i is applied to the aforesaid latch post 2. The outer ends of the cables 19 are connected b-y means of the springs 24 with levers 23, which are fulcrumed upon lever posts 25 anchored in the ground. Springs 26 are connected at one. end with the intermediate portions of the levers 23, and at their other ends are connected With the lever posts 25. The springs 26 are under tension with a tendency to normally hold the free ends of the levers 23 in elevated position.

The sleeve 10 and the upper portion of the hinge post 1 are provided with openings 27 and 28 respectively, which are adapted to register with each other and the pin 29 may be passed through the said registering openings, whereby the sleeve is held moved longitudinally. Thus the armslS are swung and carryy the sleeve 10 around with them. As' the sleeve 10 turns, one of the Vchain Ysections 17. is-.wound upon the said sleeve andthe gate panel V14V is lifted so that the latch l5 disengages fromy the 1 recess in the keeper 'plate' upon ythe latch post.

Upon further swinging.` movement applied to the lever 23,- the chain section 17 acted on exerts a pull upon the corresponding bracket 16 and the gate panel '14 is swung from a closedto an lopenfposition after which the driver of the vehicle. may pass through the gate opening.v When he arrives at the other side, a downward swing is exerted upon the other lever 23, whereby the movement of the parts hereinbefore described, is reversed, and the'panel is swung from an open to a closed position. Should it be desired to prevent operation of the gate from a distance the pin 29 is passed through the registering perforati'ons 27 and `28'in the sleeve and hinge post respectively. Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A gate structure comprising a hinge post and a latch post providedwith a keeperv slidably plate, aV sleeve rotatably and mounted upon the hinge post, loops slidably and rotatably mounted upon said post, a gate connected with the loops, a latch'member carried by the gate and engaging the keeper plate, said latch member being adapted to be disengaged from said plate when said gate is lifted vertically, and chain sections connected at one end with the gate and at their opposite ends with the sleeve,

said chain sections being disposed one at each side of the sleeve to wrap thereon when ,the sleeve is rot-ated whereby to lift and swing said' gate.

2. .A gate structure comprising a post upon which a gate is adapted to be mounted, a latch post, a keeper plate mounted upon said last named post, a sleeve rotatably and slidably mounted upon the gate post, said sleeve being provided at its lower end with notches, a pin extending through and beyond the gate post and adapted to enter said notches, loops slidably mounted upon the gatepost, 'a gate connectedk with the loops, chain sections connected at one end to the gate and at their opposite ends with said sleeve, there being a chain section located at each side of the sleeve and gate, operating arms for rotating said sleeve.l fixed there- Vto, and extending therefroniiin divergentrelation, said sleeve and `gate post being provided with aligned openings,aiid a retaining pin adapted to be inserted through:

said openings for preventing relative movement of the sleeve and post.

3. -A gate structure comprising a hinge post, alatch post, a keeper plate thereon, a sleeve ytiirnably mounted upon the hinge post, loops slidably mounted upon the hinge post, a gate panel carried by the loops and having a latch adapted to engage the keeper plate,. chain sections connected at one end with the panel and connected at their .other ends with the sleeve, there being ak chain section located at each side of the sleeve, angularly disposed arms fixed to the `upper end portion of the sleeve, latch posts disposed at opposite sides of the hinge post and. having keeper plates, lever posts disposed beyond the latch posts, cables connected at their inner ends withthe arms and trained overthe latch posts, and spring supported levers fulcrumed upon the lever posts and connected with the outer ends of the last mentioned cables.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN LUNDGREN. 

